IRIA News

• 

  Comments Off on Highlights and key takeaways from G20 Leaders’ Summit 2023 0

  Highlights and key takeaways from G20 Leaders’ Summit 2023

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News, US September 11, 2023 , by IRIA

  Leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies gathered in the Indian capital, New Delhi, for the two-day long G20 leaders’ summit on 9-10 September 2023. The group managed to sign off a joint statement despite disagreements on several issues, including the Russian-Ukraine war.
• 

  Comments Off on Slovakia unveils its first F-16 Block 70 jet as defense chief visits US 0

  Slovakia unveils its first F-16 Block 70 jet as defense chief visits US

  Europe, News, US September 11, 2023 , by IRIA

  Slovakia unveiled the country's first F-16 Block 70 fighter jet during Slovakia's Defense Minister Martin Sklenár's visit to the U.S., where he attended the ceremony at Lockheed Martin's facility in Greenville, South Carolina.
• 

  Comments Off on Powerful earthquake hits Morocco, more than 2,100 dead 0

  Powerful earthquake hits Morocco, more than 2,100 dead

  Africa, News September 10, 2023 , by IRIA

  A powerful earthquake of 6.8 magnitude jolted Morocco’s High Atlas Mountain range near Marrakesh and Casablanca. The earthquake was felt late at night on September 8, 2023, and resulted in at least 2,000 deaths and thousands injured as well as large-scale infrastructural damage.
• 

  Comments Off on 30 warships from 14 NATO countries participating in Northern Coasts exercise 0

  30 warships from 14 NATO countries participating in Northern Coasts exercise

  Europe, News September 10, 2023 , by IRIA

  NATO Allies are participating in the annual naval exercise Northern Coasts from September 9, 2023, in the Baltic Sea, primarily off the coasts of Estonia and Latvia, to improve force readiness.
• 

  Comments Off on Biden and Modi pledge to deepen bilateral ties ahead of G20 meeting in India 0

  Biden and Modi pledge to deepen bilateral ties ahead of G20 meeting in India

  Asia-Pacific, News, US September 9, 2023 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a private dinner and a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on September 8, 2023. The meeting came ahead of the G20 summit which is being hosted by India.
• 

  Comments Off on NATO drones providing critical intelligence to Alliance to deter enemies 0

  NATO drones providing critical intelligence to Alliance to deter enemies

  Europe, News September 9, 2023 , by IRIA

  NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance Force (NAGSF) is effectively operating RQ-4D drones to collect Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) data sets to prepare activities supporting the defense of NATO Allies and deterrence against adversaries.
• 

  Comments Off on North Korea unveils tactical nuclear attack submarine 0

  North Korea unveils tactical nuclear attack submarine

  Asia-Pacific, News September 8, 2023 , by IRIA

  North Korea has launched a new tactical nuclear submarine that can carry up to 10 nuclear missiles. The submarine was unveiled on September 7, 2023, and has been assigned to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan.
• 

  Comments Off on Poland orders hundreds of naval strike missiles from Norway in $2 billion deal 0

  Poland orders hundreds of naval strike missiles from Norway in $2 billion deal

  Europe, News September 8, 2023 , by IRIA

  Poland’s Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak signed a $2 billion deal with Norwegian company Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace to purchase “several hundred” Naval Strike Missiles (NSM). The deal was signed at the International Defense Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in southern Poland.
• 

  Comments Off on Highlights of ASEAN Summit 2023 0

  Highlights of ASEAN Summit 2023

  Asia-Pacific, News, US September 7, 2023 , by IRIA

  Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Indonesia for the 43rd ASEAN summit. All participants pledged efforts to enhance the bloc’s centrality and economic integration.
• 

  Comments Off on US Secretary of State Blinken meets Zelenskyy during his unannounced trip to Ukraine 0

  US Secretary of State Blinken meets Zelenskyy during his unannounced trip to Ukraine

  Europe, News, US September 7, 2023 , by IRIA

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on September 6, 2023, to meet with the Ukrainian leadership, including President Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Foreign Minister Kuleba.

Regions